The Werewolf King's Bride Chapter 297: Trust

(From Blue's Perspective)

"... Haa... My throat hurts... But that's not the point. Have you read her mind? Was she thinking about it?"

"Yes," he nodded. "She has healing power and she used it once too. She has been hiding her power in hope of being freed one day if the priests found her useless. At least, that's what she is thinking. If it's true, I have to change a few parts of my beliefs."

"Oh my... That must be why she looked so nervous. Did I appear as the slaughter in front of her?" I asked, getting very nervous.

"Of course not. She likes you a lot, but she is scared. You see, traumatized people sotis trust so quickly, or cannot trust easily. In her case, she cannot trust easily. Give her so ti."

I knew it very well too. I was soone like that after all. When Dem gave a hand and told that he would free from my family, I wanted to trust him. I wanted to hold onto the hope of getting out of that hell. Then again, sotis, I had difficulty trusting him since I always wondered why he chose . He could have had anyone.

I always believed that he had an ulterior motive, or perhaps he wanted to kill . Those tis were very difficult. Even now, it was sotis hard for to trust. And other tis, I trusted too quickly.

"Perhaps I am rushing things..."

"You are not. You gave her a lot of ti. Now, she has agreed. So, it's fine," he said.

Just when I was about to say sothing more, the beta entered. He looked older than he looked a month ago. Perhaps the workload was too much for him too.

"I greet His and Her Highness," he bowed.

"Why are you here?" Dem asked. It was clear that he knew why he was here since he had already read the beta's mind.

"The rebels are making a ruckus. They want to et Your Highness," the beta said.

"Shut them up. Starve them or sothing," Dem said. "Why do they want to et ?"

"They are saying that they have sothing to say," he said.

"Ugh, they said the sa fucking thing two days ago. I went to et them and then they said that they are not guilty. That's the only damn thing they wanted to say. Shut them up. I don't want to hear about them for the next five days."

"Alright, Your Highness."

Though I felt bad because they were all teens, I still could not do anything for them. It was not okay to show rcy to soone who clearly made a huge mistake. If I showed them rcy, then it would be impossible to follow the strict justice system again. For now, all I could do was grit my teeth and try to get used to it.

"Let's just get to work," he said. "These days, all of them have been driving crazy. Like you have made the mistake, then how many fucking tis are you going to say that you did not when we have clear evidence that you did?"

"Just leave it, honey," I said, trying to calm him down. "I know it's stressing. But what can we do? This is just how our work is. I will tell the maid to get us sothing cold. It will help you calm down."

Dem's anger was pretty scary. I got less scared when it was not directed toward . But still, it always sent shivers through my spine.

The maids brought us ice cream. I liked the mango and the chocolate flavor while Dem liked the cherry flavor. I hated cherry, but I liked watching him eat it. It was kind of hot, though I never said it to his face.

"The ice cream is amazing, right? No wonder Ava likes our chef's ice cream better," I said.

"Well, isn't he the Imperial Palace's chef because his abilities are superior?"

"Haha, that's true..."

"And if you miss Ava, you can just go et her."

"I don't miss her... She has been away for fifteen days only. How can I...?"

"You don't have to lie. You ntioned her at least ten tis," he said. "Before the ice cream incident, you ntioned her while playing with Sapphire saying that Ava likes Sapphire too."

"Okay, I admit I miss her. But she has gone to the academy. I don't want to disturb her. Besides, she promised to send letters every month. I think I am just being too much."

"You can simply visit her. It's not a sin," he said. "I will take you there."

"Obviously, I do not expect you to let go there alone," I rolled my eyes.

"I just want to accompany you wherever you go."

"Don't lie to ," I said. "But I think your condition improved."

"Did it? I wonder..."

"Can't you feel it? I an, the change is not grand, but there surely is. Now you suggest that I can go out too. Before, it was different. You hated even the thought of it. Besides, you express fewer] insecurities these days."

"Perhaps it improved a bit," he said. "It will be good for you if I improve, right?"

"It's not just about . It will be good for your ntal health too."

"No, it's not true. I can live the way I am for the rest of my life and will have not much of a problem. I am trying to change because I don't want to burden you all the ti with my weird thoughts."

I stared at him for a few seconds and then cracked a little smile. "Thank you," I said. "It must not be easy to change yourself. But I am glad that you are doing it for even though it is so hard. So, thank you for everything."

His face showed pure sadness for so reason. There were a lot of tis when I would find him look at that way. Sotis, it felt like he was pitying .

That evening, Evelyn ca to our palace to inform us about her new travel plan. We had tea together while she told all about where she wanted to travel next with rrick.

"Now, we don't have to worry about Ava anymore. I will visit her once before leaving," Evelyn, who was dressed in pants and a shirt, said. "I thought we would not have to worry about Ava's choice until she is a teen. But she started showing her rebellious behavior very quickly. Must be because of the Easton family's genes."

"So, it was the sa case for you and Detrius?" I asked, taking a sip of my tea.

"Yes," she chuckled, giving a nod. "We were rebellious at a very young age. We have so things similar between us and this is one of them. Wow, the tea tastes different."

"It is blue tea. The color is blue too," I said.

"Yeah, I noticed. I did not even think it was tea at first," she said. "It tastes flowery. It's unusual, but I like it."

"Ruby gave these tea leaves to . She ordered so last week," I said. "I believe her taste in tea. She also makes tea amazingly."

"Then Luc is very lucky. He has to work a lot and now will get so tea that will help him," she said. "My rrick also takes care of a lot. But he is the one who should be taken care of more. After all, his physical condition is weaker than mine and gets sick sotis. I rarely get sick."

"I noticed it with Dem too. He rarely gets sick."

"We are Alphas after all. We are very strong physically and have great stamina. It's not like we never get sick. But it's just infrequent."

'Dem's stamina is truly admiring. I get the proof all day and night.'

"Ah, for the reason I ca here, rrick and I actually have planned to go to Mazazine via waterway," she said. "We have never gone to Mazazine before."

"I see."

"... Haa, I was debating with myself on the way, whether to tell you or not. It's odd, but whenever I look at you, I can't help but trust you."

"Thank you?"

"Haha, it's no joke. You have this ability to make soone trust you just by looking at them. It's dangerous and will be very helpful to you," she laughed. "Actually, you know that my mother is from Mazazine, right?"

"Yes, she told ."

"I am going to look for her remaining family there. I need to know a lot of things," she said. "If I say, I don't believe my mother and think that she is going to do sothing bad, will you believe ?"